Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative - #1752246

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Job Title: Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative

Hourly Rate of Pay: £7.55-£12.21 per hour

Position Type: Permanent

Type of Employment: Full Time

Weekly Contractual Hours: 40

Location: Rolls-Royce - Bristol - Filton( (must be able to commute to site))

 Accelerate your career with a Mitie apprenticeship. Whether you're just starting out or you already have some experience, we'll give you all the support you need to build a brilliant and rewarding career.

A Mitie apprenticeship builds your skills and helps you gain high-level qualifications, all while gaining essential on-the-job experience – and of course, you'll be getting paid a competitive salary with amazing benefits too.

Mitie's a great place to work and we're proud to be a Top 100 Apprentice Employer where apprentices can grow, develop and thrive.

Our contribution to the environment and society, both within Mitie and in the communities we serve, continues to enhance people's lives and positively benefits our world by building a more sustainable future.

We're creating an environment where everyone has a voice and is treated equally, investing in equality, diversity and inclusion programmes which empower our colleagues to bring their true selves to work. We're proud that, again this year, we are listed in the UK Top 50 Inclusive Companies List.

We'll do all we can to support you at every step of your career, you just need to be yourself, bring ambition, drive and commitment to succeed in your chosen apprenticeship.

For this vacancy you will undergo a level 2 Apprenticeship in Horticulture and Landscapes over 24 months.  As Grounds Maintenance Apprentice you will be responsible for keeping our customers' sites looking great, including the following: 

• Using mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers and hedge cutters and other tools 
• Control weeds through careful chemical treatment (when qualified)
• Delivering our winter services, including gritting and snow clearance. 
• Use our scheduling and reporting app to record what you've done. 
• Leave work areas clean, tidy and well-maintained. 
• Comply with Health & Safety procedures and instructions. 
• Learn about and operate sustainable working practices. 
• You will provide management with relevant information and reporting as required, including reporting any site issues
• You will work as part of a team
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• You should have an interest and passion for your chosen apprenticeship pathway
• You should enjoy problem solving and getting practical, hands on experience
• You should be committed to learning and completing studies in your chosen pathway
• Happy to work with mechanical equipment and hand tools (full training will be provided)
• You will have Maths and English Level 4-9 or equivalent/ Scottish National 5 certificates grade A to C and you should be able to provide certificates at interview
  
  

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Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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